Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(iii)(B): Employees standing on the ground may not contact the vehicle or mechanical equipment or any of its attachments, unless: the employee is using protective equipment rated for the voltage; or the equipment is located so that no uninsulated part of its structure (that portion of the structure that provides a conductive path to employees on the ground) can come closer to the line than permitted in paragraph (c)(3)(iii) of this section. The employer is failing to protect employees from electrocution hazards when not providing proper personal protective equipment. This was most recently documented on June 4, 2020 at the workplace located at 8270 Nebraska Avenue, Building 5265, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473. An employee who was assisting in crane operations made contact with the load without being equipped with personal protective equipment rated for the voltage of the overhead power lines. The Grove YB4415 15 ton telescoping boom crane was not located to prevent uninsulated parts of the crane structure to get closer than 10 feet from energized overhead power lines.